Most of the about 55 000 inhabitants of Greenland are living in settlements on the West-coast where the Golf stream keeps the waters open all year round. Modern times have changed much of the original culture of the Greenlandic Inuits. Their life is not so much different anymore than that of people from other (e.g. Scandinavian) northern coastal settlements. As people with their boats have access to every corner of the West-coast, wildlife and nature conservation management are facing differ ...

The original Eskimo Row, demonstrated by indigenous experts on the coast of West-GreenlandThe "eskimo row"-how to get back to the surface after the boat capsizes, is part of every good kayak safety training. In this photo series, real eskimos (Greenlandic Inuit) demonstrate it professionally in the icy waters...

By Peter Prokosch

Houses in Qeqertarsuaq (Godhavn), West GreenlandQeqertarsuaq, or Godhavn, is a port and town in Qaasuitsup municipality, located on the south coast of Disko Island on the west coast of Greenland. Founded in 1773, the town is now home to a campus of the University of C...

By Peter Prokosch

Fishing boat in between icebergs, Disco Bay, GreenlandThe loss of ice in Greenland and the shrinking of glaciers in other parts of the Arctic currently contribute up to 40% of the average 3 mm global sea level rise per year. A number of studies suggest that Greenland could ...

By Peter Prokosch

Loss of Ice in Greenland, Glacier in Southern GreenlandThe loss of ice in Greenland and the shrinking of glaciers in other parts of the Arctic currently contribute up to 40% of the average 3 mm global sea level rise per year. A number of studies suggest that Greenland could ...

By Peter Prokosch

Mountains near Kangaamiut (Sukkertoppen), GreenlandKangaamiut, formerly known as Gammel Sukkertoppen is a settlement with a population of 353 (2013) in the Qeqqata municipality in central-western Greenland.

By Peter Prokosch

Loss of Ice in Greenland, Icebergs in Disco BayThe loss of ice in Greenland and the shrinking of glaciers in other parts of the Arctic currently contribute up to 40% of the average 3 mm global sea level rise per year. A number of studies suggest that Greenland could ...

By Peter Prokosch

Loss of Ice in Greenland, Fishing boat in between Icebergs in Disco BayThe loss of ice in Greenland and the shrinking of glaciers in other parts of the Arctic currently contribute up to 40% of the average 3 mm global sea level rise per year. A number of studies suggest that Greenland could ...

By Peter Prokosch

Iceberg-watching, Dicso Bay, GreenlandThe loss of ice in Greenland and the shrinking of glaciers in other parts of the Arctic currently contribute up to 40% of the average 3 mm global sea level rise per year. A number of studies suggest that Greenland could ...